Villarreal finally ended their poor early-season run of form when Giuseppe Rossi and Nilmar struck in a 2-0 win at home to RCD Mallorca in La Liga on Tuesday.
Italy striker Rossi beat Mallorca’s Dudu Aouate from a tight angle in the eighth minute at El Madrigal, before Brazil forward Nilmar made it 2-0 seven minutes into the second half when he rounded the Israeli goalkeeper and fired into an empty net.
Michael Laudrup’s Mallorca side mounted a spirited fightback toward the end of the game and Colombian defender Cristian Zapata acrobatically hooked the ball off the hosts goal-line near the end of regular time.
It was a first win in four games for Villarreal, who finished fourth last term and are competing in this season’s Champions League.
CA Osasuna bounced back from Saturday’s 8-0 humiliation at Barcelona.
They were unlucky not to get more than a point in a 0-0 draw at home in Pamplona against Sevilla.
Meanwhile, Real Sociedad climbed to fifth thanks to a 1-0 win against promoted Granada in San Sebastian.
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